The long awaited Grand Finale of Inception: Business Plan Competition was held on 18 May, 2016 at BRAC University auditorium.
This competition was organized under Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) funded project ‘Ashshash: for men and women who have escaped trafficking.’ The project is being implemented by International Organization for Migration - the largest intergovernmental organization in the field of migration. The competition’s main objective was to involve renowned University students in designing practical and out-of-the box business plans from a pre-selected small-scale service oriented business trade list, for the project beneficiaries.
Inception: Business Plan Competition was inaugurated on 8 March, 2016 in BRAC University. 35 teams signed up for the challenge of creating sustainable business plans for the people who have escaped trafficking in the recent past. Top 6 teams were selected based on creativity, feasibility and management of their business ideas for Grand Finale. On the Grand Finale day, Mr. Shukhendra Kumar Sarkar commenced the competition with his valuable speech. Top finalist teams presented their plans in front of the judges. Team BRACU Synergy was titled asthe champion of the competition. Team Revive and Mavericks became 1st and 2nd runners-up respectively. Mr. Abdusattor expressed his gratitude to the competitors followed by which the prizes to the winning teams were handed over by representatives from SDC and the MoWCA along with other judges.
In the Grand Finale program, Ms. Jahan Ara Begum, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MoWCA); Ms. Nazia Haider, Senior Programme Officer, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); Mr. Abdusattor Esoev, Senior Programme Manager and Deputy Chief of Mission, International Organization from Migration (IOM), Mr. Shukhendra Kumar Sarkar, Treasurer, BRAC University, Ms. Asma Khatun, National Programme Officer, IOM; Mr. Chowdhury Asif Mahmud Bin Harun, Programme Associate, IOM and Mr. Abu Daud Khan, CEO and MD, Enroute International Limited were present and enlightened the judge panel of the competition.